Bottle-closure.



No. 793,426. PATENTED JUNE 27, 1905. G. E. DUCK.

BOTTLE GLOSURE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 8. 1904-,

Patented June 27, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES E. DUCK, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

BOTTLE-CLOSURE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 793,426, dated June 27,1905.

' Application filed August 8,1904. Serial No. 219,816.

To all whom, it TIT/6L1] concern:

Be it known that I, OI-iARLns E. DUCK, a citizen of the United States,residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Bottle- Closures, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention relates to a new and improved bottle-closure.

The object of the invention is to provide for the market a bottle havinga side dischargeopening in its neck instead of an opening at the top orend of the neck, a seal to close said side opening, and a device to seatthe seal tightly around said side opening. One of the advantages gainedby having the dischargeopeningin the side of the neck instead of at theend is that in the ordinary handling the seat around the opening andwhich is relied upon to a great extent to insure a tight closure hasposition on the bottle where it has the greatest protection, andtherefore less liable to become chipped. Another advantage gained byplacing the discharge-opening in the side is that because of itsprotection a variety of sealing devices may be employed to seal theopening.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in WhichFigure 1 is a side view of a bottle-neck, showing the side opening. Fig.2 is a vertical section of a bottle-neck, the section being takenthrough the side opening. Fig. 3 is a vertical section showing a sealingdevice in position to close the discharge-opening. Fig. 4: is a view ofa seal. Fig. 5 is a view of the ring or collar.

The body of the bottle may have any shape desired, and the neck also mayvary in shape; but it is deemed preferable that the portion of the necka where the side opening Z) is located shall have an exterior that isround and slightly tapered. The side opening 7) may be either round oroval in shape and at the exterior surrounding the said side opening ispreferably provided with a slight depression, recess, or seat 0 toreceive a suitable compressible seal (Z. The top end of the bottle-neckis entirely closed. The seal may be circular in shape or may be square,if preferred, and may be of any suitable materialsuch, for

example, as cork, wood, or paper. The ring or collar 6 must of coursehave a size adapted for the particular bottle-neck with which it is tobe used, and preferably the ring will taper slightly to correspond withthe exterior taper of the bottle-neck. It is obvious that a cap to fitover the end of the neck and having a downturned flange may also beutilized to hold the seal in place.

When it is desired to close the bottle, a seal d is first placed inposition in the depression or recess 0 to cover the side opening 6. Itis preferable that the thickness of the seal should be in excess of thedepth of the depression 0 in order that the seal will be compressedagainst the surface of the seat by the ring or other device. is thenslipped over the top end of the'bottle and over the seal, and as thebottle-neck and retaining device are preferably slightly tapered theretaining device may be slightly rotated and at the same time forceddownward on the bottle-neck until it has sufliciently compressed theseal cl to insure a tight closure.

When the taper is but slight, there is no liability of the retainingdevice slipping off, as the disk has a frictional effect to prevent itfrom easily moving. To remove the retaining device, it is only necessaryto grasp.

it with the thumb and fingers and give it repeated slight back-and-forthrotary movements. On removing the seal from the recess the contents ofthe bottle may be poured out.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A bottle having a body and a neck extending in a direction lengthwisewith respect to the body with an opening in its vertical side wall andthe exterior diameter of said neck being smaller above the side openingthan below the latter, and a removable sealing device having one- ,endlarger than the other, said larger end embracing the neck below the sideopening and the smaller end embracing the neck above said side opening.

2. A glass bottle having a body whose wall gradually tapers inwardly atone end to form a tapering neck which latter is perpendicular withrespect to said body, said neck being The retaining device 6.

closed at its end and having an opening in its side wall, and adetachable exterior seal seated around the vertical exterior Wall ofsaid side opening.

3. A bottle having a body with a neck provided with a side opening andan exterior seat around said opening in combination with a seal incontact with said exterior seat around said opening, and a removabledevice for bolding said seal to the exterior seat.

4., A bottle provided in its neck with a discharge side opening andhaving a seat around said opening, in combination with a packing or sealon said seat, and a tapered band or collar covering said packing andsurrounding said neck and compressing the packing against said seat.

5. A bottle provided with a neck closed at the top and having a sideopening and a circumferential depression around said side opening incombination with a packing or seal covering said side opening andprojecting from held by said stop-shoulder and covering said 3 sideopening and means for pressing said packing against the neck over saidopening.

7. A glass bottle having a body and a neck extending length wise withrespect to said body,- said neck having an opening in its side 35 and anexterior depression adjacent said opening, and a sealing device held insaid exterior depression over said side opening.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES E. DUCK.

Witnesses:

G. FERDINAND Voe'r, CHARLES B. MANN, Jr.

